John Q. A. Brackett

John Quincy Adams Brackett ( born June 8, 1842 in Bradford, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, † April 6, 1918 in Arlington, Massachusetts ) was an American politician and from 1890 to 1891 Governor of Massachusetts.

Early years and political rise

John Brackett attended to 1865, the Harvard University. After a subsequent law degree, he started working in 1868 in Boston as a lawyer. At times, he also served as a military lawyer for the militia. Brackett was a member of the Republican Party. Since 1873 to 1877 he sat on the city council of Boston. Between 1877 and 1882, and from 1884 to 1887 he was a member of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts; since 1885, he was its president. From 1887 to 1890 he was vice- governor of Massachusetts, and thus representative of Governor Oliver Ames.

Governor of Massachusetts and other CV

On November 5, 1889 Brackett was elected governor of his state, where he prevailed with 48:46 percent of the vote to Democrat William Russell. During his tenure, a judiciary and tax reforms were carried out and tightened the laws to control alcohol consumption. After he had failed in November 1890 against the re antretenden for the Democrats Russell in the attempt to re-election, he resigned from his post on January 7, 1891. In June 1892 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis in part; in 1896 and 1900 he was the Republican elector in the presidential elections. In addition, he was returned to the bar after his governorship. John Brackett died in April 1918. He was married to Angie M. Peck.